Eight insights based on BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2018
Some key insights into the world’s energy use and its evolutions, based on BP’s recently published annual statistical review.
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The BP 2018 Statistical Review, electricity and CO2 emissions
The world has made no progress towards decarbonizing its electricity sector over the last three decades.
Read moreHow much of the world’s energy is supplied by renewables?
Estimates of the contribution of renewable energy sources to the global energy mix vary significantly. This post documents and analyses these discrepancies.
Read more100% Renewables – A few remarks about the Jacobson/Clack controversy
The scientific debate about the feasibility of a full transition to renewable energy is suddenly becoming heated. Yet it may somehow be missing the point.
Read moreBook Review: Energy and Civilization, by Vaclav Smil
Book Review: Energy and Civilization – A History. By Vaclav Smil. MIT Press, 2017.
Read moreBook Review: Energy Return on Investment, by Charles Hall
Book Review: Energy Return on Investment – A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability. Charles A.S. Hall. Springer International Publishing, 2017
Read moreLearn about the metabolism of complex socio-economic systems this summer
The 2017 edition of the LIPHE4 Summer School provides a chance to learn how to analyse the metabolic patterns of societies.
Read moreIs there such a thing as a “net energy cliff”?
New research outlines how energy resource depletion and declining energy return on investment (EROI) may affect prosperity.
Read moreMeasuring energy return on investment at national level
A recently published study proposes a novel approach to measure how much ‘net energy’ is produced at national level.
Read moreThe boom of renewable energy jobs: boon or bane?
The rapid growth of renewable energy technologies is creating lots of jobs. But should we really rejoice?
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